Data: Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report, based on data from 2022–24; Table: Joe Guillen/Axios Black Michiganders continue to experience massive disparities in health care, ...

Health system leaders need a set of criteria they can use to ensure the platforms they adopt align with their efforts to provide culturally competent care and advance health equity. In 2023, nearly ...

A woman receives a physical the DayBreak Community Health Center in Houston, Texas. DayBreak is run by through the Bread of Life outreach program, which offers meals, shelter, medical care, and ...

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

Black and Hispanic children receive universally worse medical care than their white peers, starting from the moment they’re born and spanning across all specialties, according to a comprehensive ...

Disability advocates are asking the Biden administration to step in after a government advisory panel squashed plans to put more resources toward addressing the persistent disparities people with ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A report released Wednesday highlights successes in reducing health ...

Health disparities across racial and ethnic groups persist in Canada. But how the country can effectively address them hinges upon how it can better study these differences. In a recent paper I ...

Identifying and addressing disparities among people living with lupus ensures communities with the highest burden of disease, like racial and ethnic minorities, receive equitable opportunities for ...

Health disparities across racial and ethnic groups persist in Canada. But how the country can effectively address them hinges ...